Toy pistol.



W. R; ATKINSON.

TOY PISTOL. APPLIUATION FILED DBO. 111111 8.

1,951,257, i I Patented May13,1913.

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W. R. -ATKINSON. TOY PISTOL.

APPLIOATION FILED M012; 190s.

1,061,257. llamented May13,19 13.

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UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE. l WILLIAEM ATKINSON', 0F HOMESTEAD, EEIhT1\l'SY]' TA1\TIA,l ASSIQrlVORP'M? i T0 'JFHN C. KN-ODE, 0F MUNH`ALL, PENNSYIVANTA.

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To all whom, t may concern .A

Be it knownthat I, WILLIAM R. ATKIN- son, a' citizen of the United States, residing at Homestead, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Toy Pistols, of which the following is a specification.

- The present invention relates to toy pistols o-f the general type used for exploding paper caps, and is'desgned as a repeating cap pistol in which paper-caps in strip form may be fired continuously, proper firing and feeding instrumentalities being provided, so that as -long as the trigger mechanism is operated a succession of shots may be fired.

. 1 In order that the invention may be clear to those skilled inv the art to which it belongs, I have illustrated one embodiment thereof in the drawings herewith, and in said drawings: u y

Figure 1 is a side view of a pistol with the frame plate removed to showthe interior construction of a pistol made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a view-similar to Fig. 1 showing the hammer in the posi-- tion occupied at the beginning of fits retracting movement. Fig. 3 is a view showing the hammer in the position it occupies just prior to lits release for firing. Fig. 4 is arview showing the position of the hammer and the trigger Vmechanism after release of the retracted hammer.'r Fig. 5 is a- `sectional view substantially on lline 5, 5 of Fig. 1, showing the trigger mechanism in plan. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the trigger mechanism. Y

.Referring to the drawings by numbers,

like numbers indicating like parts in these'v-U eral views, 2 denotes a pistol frame of su1t.

able construction and any approved -design, in Vthe `upper part of which is pivote a hammer 3 opposed to aiiring abutment 4; located approximately midway of the pistol frame. The said frame 2 is provided with a vca magazine 5 in which is coiled astrip 6l o aper caps, the said magazine vbeing 'provi ed with a swinging4 gate 7, as shown strip'f ofcaps 'is led upwardly past a feed- `l in'gwall y8tov the firing abutment 4, as shown,

Fig. 4,- so that theainmunition may be` readily inserted. From Athe magazme-'thev v Specication of Letters Patent. Patted May 13, 1913, I. Application filed December 1,2, 1908. Serial No. 467,172. v l

'and to automatically feed caps upwardly I 'trigger-arm 10' pivoted in the frame and having a linger hold 11 projecting downrprovide a feed d og 9, which is plvoted to a:

ywardly in the usual position adjacentA the 'the hammer 3 and retracts the hammer as the trigger is thrown from the position shownuin Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 3, at which point the 's ear 18 slipsjfrom the hammer toe 12, whereupon thefspring '13 throws the-hammer forward. witha firin impulse against the cap strip.

In order that the sear 18 may give a quick release to the hammer, I preferably shape -thelower yface of the .hammer against which 'the sear 18 rides, in the manner shown, namely, with two inclines reversely placedy with respect to eachother so that as the seal' '18 moves from theA position shown in Fig. f1 tolthat shown in Fig. 3, it will rock past hammer andy quickly disengage from the hammer toe 12'. The ksear 18 lis Aprovided with a ii'at plate or bearing-portion 15 which rides on the hammer face as best shown in mer,v so that they will ride easily in operation..The' trigg r 10 is engaged by the spring v13 whi operates the hammer, so

the' ammer and trigger are rengage returned to their normal engaging position shown in Fi 1, and it will .be seen that the loperation o firing will be automatic and continuous as long as the trigger is pulled. The feed-dog 9 and rin -sear 18 are springlseparated f by means o the spring `16, as shown, so -that they are automatically re- Fig. 6, and this construction gives' a steady bearing 'as between -the scar and theham-4 sear 18 which engages a lifting toev 12 on the central point 14 of the sear face on the that after a iiring operations-(seeFig. 1)

rturned to their respective positions, after a Itheir-'functions of feeding the strip and reger 10 and overlap each other in the manner shown, and spring 16 is arranged between thesel overlapping parts so that a very compactand.close arrangement is secured,and the dimensions of the inclosingframe may be kept downto reasonable limits. As will be seen, the spring 16 is connected to the feed dog or foot 9 and the sear, and is formed to provide an outward pressure to both of these parts; also that the4 oin't of pivotal connection of the sear and og with the trigger-arm is located in rear of Vthe point of contact of searv and hammer, thereby retaining the sear in a position where the face 15 thereof is inclined` forwardly from the point of pivotal connection, and also providing an angularity of considerable 'extent between the direction of length of the feed dog and the plane of the feedi-ng abutment. By this construction it will be readily understood that the movement of the trigger-arm during the feeding movement, causes the free endof the dogv to move upwardly over the feeding abutment, thereby changing its angularity with respect to the arm 10 and the plane of the feeding abutment, this change in angularity compressing the spring 16 to increase the tension' thereof, land thereby' lace increasing pressure on both the feeding strip and the hammer, this increased pressure insuring a positive feed of the strip as well as preventing liability of the scarA becoming disen aged from the hammer prior to the force disengagement of the hammer and sear., Owing to the particular location of thel pivot point of the dog and sear, the feed movement of these parts produces a relative action somewhat similar to that of the clos.

ing movement of a pair of shears said parts moving toward each other, and therefore in opposite directions, which movements grad- `ually increase the pressure of the spring 16 i until the point-14 of the hammer begins to release the sear from itsengagement with the hammer permits the sear to yieldfout` wardlypit will .be understood that, such movement of the hammer provides a decrease in the pressure on lthe dog, this pres'- sure gradually decreasing 4as the triggerarm resumes its normal position after the It will therefore be clear firing takes place. that the particular structure herein disclosed provides for a mutual operation of the dog and sear to provide variable pressures on these parts, one on the other, these Vpressures varying to provide maximum and minimum pressures at particularly desired points in the movements of these elements..

Byvcombining the parts as shown and described, a very compact and simple construction with a minimumnumber-of parts is secured, and yet a firing mechanism which will give a continuous action is provided.

- It will be understood, of course, that as illustrated in Fig. 5, the hammer and trigger mechanism described, will be completely inclosed by and 'appropriate side plate 17 secured to the "main frame in any suitable manner.

Such changes as are within the. range of mechanical skill may, of course, be made andyet be within the purview of my invention, and I do not therefore, restrict myself to the .details of this disclosure except in so far as I am limited by the 4art to which the invention belongs.

I claim :f- 'Y l. In a toy pistol designed to use cap lstrip ammunition, the combination of a hammer, a i'iring' abutment, and a feed wall continuous with the face of saidabutment,

a trigger having an varm extending rear-A wardly to a point below'the hammer pivot, a single springfor operating the hammer andv the trigger, a cap strip feeding-dog pivoted on one side of the Vfree end of the 2. In a v,toy pistol designed to use cap' strip ammunition, the combination of 4.a hammer, a firingv abutment, and a feed wall continuous with theface of .said abutment, a trigger having an arm extending rearwardly to a point below. the hammer pivot, a single spring for operating the hammer vand the trigger, a cap strip feeding dog pivoted on one `side of the 'free end ofthe trigger arm, a laterally extending portion on said feeding dog overlying said trigger arm adapted to engage with and feed vthe cap'strip, a searv pivoted on the opposite side of the free end of said arm,

a laterally extending portion on said scar hammer, said portion also overlying the set my handv in presence of twovsubserihing trigger arm' and overlapping the similar Witnesses. y

portion on the feeding dog, and a single WILLIAM R ATKINSON v spring attached 'to said actuating portions '5 tending to hold Said dog and Sear apart Witnessesi and to their Work.v JOSEPH D. KILGORE, l In testimony whereof I have hereunto J OHN. BLADEN MoADoo. 

